Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-25
MARTINS FERRY.
News Notes From Dur Near S~eighbor-Th
Water Works Test.

News Notes From Our Near Neighbor-The
Water Works Test.
Harry and William Wetherald are in
Findlay, o., to attend the funeral of their
sister, who died at that place on Friday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. J. Rose, Of Quaker
City, D, are the guests Of Mrs. Roses
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd, Of Fifth
street.
The Andes is now the regular Martins
Ferry and Cincinnati packet.
Mr.. o. F. Rodehover is again able 10 at
tend 10 his duties at SPence's machine
shops, where he is foreman.
Christmas will be observed at the Sun
day Schools in about the following man
ner: At the Episcopal Mission the usual
treat will take place. At the \ NJ. l.. an
entertainment and treat ia announced for
Monday evening. At the ColOred Meth.
odist Episcopal there will be a concert and
treat on Saturday everiUg. At the Bap-
list arrangements have been made for a
tree and treat on Monday evening. At
the Methodist Episcopal on Monday there
will be q treat in the morning and an en-
tertainment in the evening. At the Pres
byterian presents will be received for the
poor aud Il short entertainment will take
place on Sunday evening. At the United
Presbyterian the usual treat and the re-
ceiving Of presents in the way OF clothing,
provisions or anything generous persons
care to give for the uoOr.
J. G. Hanes, of Mansfield, il home TO
spend the holidays with relatives.
Miss Flora Coyle will spend The holidays
OF hur hnmni in Now (LuSIln Pa
Mr.. John F. Miller has returned from a
business trip in the interest OF the Buck
eye Glass Co.
Miss Maggie Jones, Of st. Clairsville,
will spend the holidays with Miss Stella
Jones, Of this place.
4. W. Kerr, assistant secretary at the
Buckeye Glass Works, will eater the EN-
pl0y Of the NorthwoOd Glass Co. in the
capacity Of secretary about January first.
The banks will be closed tomorrow.
The pumping engines OF the water works
have been tested and madc an exception
ally good showing. A few DAYS aga En-
gincer HUrnun2 shut the waller eli from
the well and pumped exactly one foot OF
water ont Of that standing IN the well. By
taking the entire plunge capacity and the
hNh+'' VI AN''AuLiOiS ANIu'NH w Pu''P ~
foot OF water from the well, il Wa found
that the pumps were throwing
within twelye-one thousandths Of TIE
entire capacity, or only lacked
that Of being perfect. THIS is All
exceptionally good showing and is eight
one thOusandths better than the original
test stood hy the Wheeling pumps built
for the Wheeling water works by The same
firm, Gordon & Maxwell, OF New York.
Tie pumps are guaranteed TO run at
twenty-iour revolutions Per Minute and
have leen run IN as high as twenty.s!x
At twenty-five it Is found that they will
throw | $50, 600 gallons OF water in TWEEN
ty-four hours, or Oue-:ourth iuCrG than The
contract calls for. The public demoustra-
ton to be held 10 celebrate the formal OPEN
ing Of the water works will occur on
Saturday, January 7, 1883. 1t will be
under the supervision Of EugiDce, IIornuns
anG Chief Dunning, Of the Wheeling fire
department. Fire streams will he thrown
from the plugs at the corners Of Hanover
and Fourth, Third, Second aud First
streets, and from the plug at the corner OF
Walnut. This will be kept up while L few
speech are being made at the corner of Sec
oni and Hanover. Pressure from the
reservoir will first be tested, AID AFTER
wards the pumps will be put on the direct
supply system.